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Polls have shown that Argentina is one of the Latin American nations with a high level of anti-American sentiment, so one cannot be entirely surprised by the protests surrounding the international summit in Mar Del Plata, says Vanderbilt University political scientist Mitchell Seligson. There has been a recent political shift to the left among several Latin American countries, with tension between the United States and Venezuela of particular note. A number of Latin Americans feel that the benefits of free trade have not yet "trickled down" to them, and that may be helping to fuel the protests. Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new therapy in almost a decade for pancreas cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Read More

The arts at Vanderbilt entered a new era with the dedication of the $13 million E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center in the center of campus. "It's not just a place to put an easel, but a lot more. It's a place I can call my own ñ my private sanctuary to work out my ideas," said Vanderbilt senior Kayla Jones at the Nov. 2 dedication ceremony. Read More

The stars are now much closer for Vanderbilt and Tennessee State University studentsóso close, in fact, that they don't even have to leave their dorm rooms to study them. A new robotic telescope, made possible with funds from NASA and a partnership between TSU and Vanderbilt's Dyer Observatory, will celebrate its "first light" at its Dyer Observatory home at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 7. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recruiting healthy volunteers for the second phase of testing of a novel HIV vaccine regimen that also is being studied in AIDS-battered countries around the world. Read More

Vanderbilt University officials and invited guests will dedicate the new $13 million E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center at a 5 p.m. ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee; Nicholas Zeppos, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs; Richard McCarty, dean of the College of Arts and Science; and E. Bronson Ingram's daughter and a major contributor to the project, Robin Ingram Patton, will be on hand to celebrate the official opening of the 48,000-square-foot facility. Read More

The Dan Marino Foundation has pledged $1.2 million over three years to establish the Marino Autism Research Institute at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders and the University of Miami Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. Read More

November offers several opportunities for members of the Nashville community to learn more about developmental disabilities, emotional temperament and art at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is located at the corner of 21st Avenue South and Edgehill Avenue. Read More

Vanderbilt University Law School has received $2.9 million from the settlement of a class action lawsuit to which it was not a party. The award will fund the school's new civil litigation and dispute resolution program, designed to produce graduates with the experience and necessary competencies to make them more productive from their first day at work. Read More

The 17th annual Vanderbilt Marching Invitational, one of the premiere marching band competitions in the Southeast, happens Oct. 29 on Dudley Field. Read More

The C.I.A. leak case has brought renewed scrutiny of the Bush administration's decision to go to war in Iraq, and there are historical parallels to the Reagan administration's foreign policy during the Iran-Contra scandal, according to Vanderbilt University Professor of History Thomas Alan Schwartz. Read More

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is enrolling volunteers in a study to test a new vaccine that targets avian flu, the first such vaccine against the virus. The Vanderbilt trial, led by Kathryn Edwards, M.D., will test the new vaccine in nearly 100 individuals 65 years of age and over. It is the second phase of a national study led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Read More

A delegation of leaders from South China Normal University, one of the top 10 education colleges in China, will visit Nashville the week of Nov. 7 to formalize a partnership to train both American and Chinese principals in effective leadership, education and management skills. Read More

Recent changes to TennCare, a program launched in 1994 to expand Medicaid coverage to uninsured and uninsurable Tennesseans, will be discussed Nov. 1 during a public forum at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Roberta Goodman, a well respected health care analyst, will join the faculty of the Health Care MBA program at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in January. A perennial favorite on lists of top analysts in financial publications including the Wall Street Journal and Institutional Investor, Goodman is now a principal with Nashville-based Health Care Analytics, a strategic consulting firm specializing in the health care services industry. Read More

Devoting American dollars to democracy building in more than 100 foreign nations has resulted in significant increases in democratic governance around the globe, according to a new study by Vanderbilt University and University of Pittsburgh professors. The study was presented Oct. 27 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. Read More

Laurie Anderson, one of the most versatile and important artists of the last 25 years, will discuss her entire repertoire and current project, "The Waters Reglitterized," on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Vanderbilt University as part of the Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read More

The rescue of the work of three Fisk University scholars who researched the lives and music of people in the Mississippi Delta in the 1940s will be celebrated with a reception, panel discussion and musical performance at Fisk. Read More

Marcelo Kfoury Muinhos, head of the research department at the Central Bank of Brazil, will deliver the McGee Lecture on "Monetary Policy in Brazil" on Nov. 3 at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Two Vanderbilt LifeFlight nurses have been recognized by their industry peers and been named national flight program director of the year and national flight nurse of the year and were recognized at award ceremonies in Texas held this past week. Read More